Haines Brick Walls

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Permalink Reply by Liz Bugg on September 27, 2009 at 11:45am

My great-grandfather was Stephen W. Haines, b.1823/24, somewhere in Canada I believe. He later lived in Perth County, Ontario. I have been unable to find his parents or any siblings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Permalink Reply by Wayne R. Pfaff on March 1, 2012 at 10:13am

My 2nd great grandfather HENRY HAINES (later spelled HAYNES) was born sometime between 1817-1826, probably in New Jersey or possibly Philadelphia. His brother THOMAS HAINES was born 1 Feb 1826 in Philadelphia, according to military records. Though I've found no documented proof, I have reason to believe they were sons of JEDEDIAH HAINES & CHARLOTTE GENTRY, of Salem, NJ, based on research notes of John Wesley Haines, noted Haines family researcher. Jedediah Haines drowned in Salem Cove 14 Jan 1833, after falling overboard from the sloop "Mary Ann". JWH's notes also hint that Charlotte remarried after Jedediah's death. Henry appears in Erie County, Ohio records with his marriage there in 1848, and he remained a Sandusky, Ohio resident til his death in 1895. Thomas joined the U.S. Navy at age 14 and served there until near the end of the Civil War, after which he lived in Reading, PA until the death of his wife in 1876. Thomas then moved to Ohio with three of his sons and died at the National Military Home in Dayton in 1901.

I am interested in any help that would decisively connect Henry & Thomas to Jedediah & Charlotte Haines, or to any other birth parents.